"Unbelievable!! My parcel arrived this morning :D I only ordered it Wednesday night, now I CAN go to the ball hehehehe Thank you so much Andi for your help and attention to easing my worries :)) Very happy, very satisfied customer! Lea x"

Welcome to Retro America where everything was brand new, fifty years ago! 

Retro America is New Zealands original rockabilly store. Centrally located in the Manawatu, Retro America specialise in memorabilia and antiques from America and vintage inspired, pinup, hot rod & rockabilly clothing. While we may be a 'man-cave' mecca, we also have loads for the ladies and a bunch of cool stuff for the little petrol head in your life. At Retro America, you'll find something for everyone!

We could rave on about the unique and wonderful things you can find at Retro America but you can see this for yourself by browsing through our website or visiting our brick and mortar store. We live the rockabilly life every day with our '56 Chevy Gasser drag car and '51 Merc and we LOVE what we do, visiting the USA as often as we can to dig out vintage collectables - handpicked kickass gear, for you!  

Most of our antiques and memorabilia are genuine vintage and antique pieces and being a boutique, our clothing is limited too so we suggest that if you like something, grab it – you may never see another one like it!

"Andi is fantastic! Excellent communication and updates, quick delivery, happy to answer any questions and let you know if something is available. love my new handbag and totally going to purchase from here again!"

Briony

Handpicked Vintage American Antiques and Collectables From the USA 

Retro America sells American rockabilly, hot rod and pin up clothing, vintage collectables and much more. Retro America's range of antiques are hand selected to ensure our American antiques, collectables and memorabilia are genuine. We travel to the USA and find each antique and piece of memorabilia based on our love of the 1940's, '50's, '60's and '70's vintage culture and bring them back to NZ for you. You can find items that truly emulate an iconic time and place in history and we're honoured to have you choose Retro America for your vintage and collectable pieces . If there is something in particular you're looking for just let Craig and Andi know, and we'll do their best to find it for you – there's a good chance we'll see it on one of our USA adventures


Escorted Adventures to the USA

Since we got home from living in the USA in 2010 people have been asking us to take them in one of our adventures, so we do. Retro America's fully escorted tours are reknowned for their authenticity and personalised experience, after all your trip of a lifetime should be one to remember and all about you! If you're interested in finding out more about our escorted USA adventures drop us a message via our Contact page


Kustom Accessories

Unkle Sams was New Zealands original home of traditional American hot rod and kustom kulture and accessories and Retro America are pleased to continue the legacy. For more than 10 years we have been working hard to bring kiwis the best of traditional hot rodding and kustom kulture from around the globe and you'll find these items throughout our website and in our brick and mortar retail store

Rockabilly, Pinup & Vintage Inspired Clothing and Accessories 

Retro America is NZ's leading retailer of quality rockabilly, pinup, vintage inspired and hot rod clothing and accessories, for the whole family and we're honoured to be New Zealands exclusive retailer of German rockabilly brand Rumble59. We've been bringing the coolest threads to kats & kittens of NZ since 2009 and live every day in the hot rod, drag racing & kustom kulture scene, so you know you're in good hands. Retro America is a boutique store that does not have large amounts of any one item – if you like it, buy it, as we may not be able to get it in again

To help you complete the rockabilly or pinup look Retro America keep the gents looking suave with our extensive range of rockabilly inspired grooming products, made in the USA by American Pomade such as pomades, switchblade combs, beard serums and much more. Retro America have a fantastic range of Poison Apple Hair and American Poamde Girl ladies grooming products too, to make sure you really look the part whether you're cruisin' down main street to the soda fountain, or  heading to a drive in movie. Check out our full range in the Grooming Products category

We know the clothes you choose to wear are a statement to the world about who you are & we're honoured to have you choose Retro America to make your statement!

Shipping 

Full details on shipping can be found on our shipping page 

Our Promise 

We commit to providing superior quality American hot rod, rockabilly & pin up clothing and antiques and memorabilia at an affordable price, all with fantastic service! 

We pride ourselves on offering things not available anywhere else in New Zealand.  We know you don't want to see your new prized possession every time you turn around so Retro America brings in limited numbers of each item to keep things unique

As well as our online store, we have a brick and mortar store conveniently located on State Highways 1 and 3 at the Ohakea end of Sanson, next to the infamous Viv's Kitchen. Check out our Contact us page for full details 

We guarantee you'll see something new each time you visit us as we have antique treasures and rad clothing arriving all the time, so please come back and see us soon. For the most up-to-date information on what's new and what we're up to you can find us on Facebook

We love feedback, requests, ideas and information so please don't hesitate to contact us